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Island is a tiny town of 576 people in McLean County, Kentucky. It's about 22 miles from Owensboro, KY and 96 miles from Louisville, KY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $75k and rent runs about $929 a month.
576people
$75kTypical home
$929/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
5"Snow
233Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 576
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,709 people per sq mi
- 96 mi to Louisville, KY
- 22 mi to Owensboro, KY
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $75k (≈$473/mo)
- Median rent $929/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 67°F)
- 233 sunny days a year (99 totally clear)
- 132 cloudy days a year
- 45 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (0 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to OWB airport
- 92 mi to SDF (major hub)
- 115 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 427 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 38 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 116 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 15% of Kentucky districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 22 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 22 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McLean County: R+56 in 2024
- Kentucky: R+31 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk